Philip Gooden (Chair)

Philip writes both fiction and non-fiction. His historical novels include the Nick Revill series, set in Elizabethan London and recently republished in a uniform edition.

He also writes books on language, including Faux Pas?, which won the English Speaking Union award for the best English Language book of 2006, and most recently Bad Words, a history of bad language. He was Chair of the Crime Writers’ Association 2007-8.

Sir Brian Keith

Sir Brian Keith practiced as a barrister for 23 years before becoming a judge, first in Hong Kong and then in England.  He retired as a High Court judge some years ago, but continues to sit as a judge in Hong Kong where he does high-profile criminal trials, and as a judge in Fiji where he sits on Fiji’s Supreme Court. He has presided over more than 60 murder trials, and has had a lifelong interest in true crime.

Triona Adams

Triona read English at St Hilda’s, an MA at RADA, and was a West End agent for nearly 20 years. As well lecturing, producing and directing, she wrote The Lemon Squeezer, a Radio 4 Afternoon Play and the basis of her one woman show. Aged 19, Triona gave a paper at the first Crime Fiction Weekend at St Hilda’s College, and has been connected to it ever since, as speaker and organiser, and served as Chair for 4 years. Having worked with the Oxford Literary Festival for some years its director, Sally Dunsmore, invited Triona to create a Crime Fiction programme for the festival, and this is now entering its 5th year.